Humidifying apparatus.



PATENTBD NOV. 5, 1907.

A. W. THOMPSGN. HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATIOH FILED AUG.13,190'I.

ipe fa fluid m/cr rcssuro ngrijx'r OFFICE.

ALBERT W. THOMPSON, i MANCHESTER, SEW HAMPSHI RE.

EUMIDIFYING APPAEL AT US.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Agxpiiratinu lied August 13. 1907. Serial X0. 335.325.

To all rt'hom. it may concern:

'Be it known that. I, nun-2m 'lnonns'ox. u Clllm-n 5 of the UnitedSlates. and lbt-hli'lii. orluster. UUliiY oi Hillsboro, State of Kenllzmipslure. iron im't-ittuo' 5 on improvement in llurnidii \'ingApparatus. oi \vhivh the following description. in (.Ullll'." .l.l( inwith iheuuvoun partying drawing, is a specification, like letters onllu: droning representing like parts.

This invention relates to apparatus for imparting additional humidity ormoisture to the air in from ry or other buildings where it is oftendesimlvlo to llll'lLiISi the natural humidity oi the air. Numerousdevices have been provided for sneii purpose, varying in \'0ll1 plexityof struo'ture general rniieiency and 02.151 of wl justinent, and mypresent invent-ion has for its ohjm-is th production of highly efficientbut very simple hu-l midifying' apparatus, readilyond uick] ydiljllb'libblkf, of g relatively email cost for installation andmaintonnnve,

and which by a very sii ht change can be used equally 2O h'ell witheither air under pressure or ennui according i to the season of the yearand the convenience of the user. -The hater is not under pressure andthe amount i used may be regulated at one point ior the system in u.

room or group of rooms, or by means of suita'ole val es pontroilingtheindividual nozzles or Vaporizers, and in the latter cause the initialadjustment of the nozzle members would not he duturhcd. While 1 'canregulate the quantity and fineness of the spray to meet widely varyingrequirements, siinplicity oi construclion land G? V aereasibility foradjustrnent U1 cleaning have been retained, t'zgother with low cost ofproduc- My improved apparatus is so construct d and arranged that thereis no obstruction wlnitever oi light, S5 and there is no necessity forproviding more: or less uun borsolue drainage devices, in by 111011115of my invention .the water is so thoroughly broke-nu and vaporized thatpreeipitntion of moisture in drops is obviated and hence thore'is nodrainage to be taken care of. The 40 walor supplyis maintained at aconstant level by any usual or suitable means, and as the water notunder .pieeaure there is no possihil l y of damage from overflow, orleaks iii; the wnpdrlzrs or nozzles. 1- y reguhu ing the pressure of thevo'onri ing fluid the amount oi spray can bcgovernod for an entiresystem or it may be governed by individual adjustment of Lhe severalnozzles. il appear hereinafter. i i The structure of the nozzle involvescertain novel features, whereby the. jet of lluid under pressure urn-nu;owncuuni which is utilized in lifting flu w; er v) ho vaporized, theenergy of the jet o devoted to the thorough pulvr-"izattion f thepar-helm. of after. T]: is true whether air under pressur r shun}. he(or ployed as the active medium, but in the :50: of Sll'filll 55 certainblight. modifications in the nozzle are reieml-ly i tlon. i

I fully described in rho suljoiued specihcrttion and parliculurly poin:0d out in tll; following claims.

Fi ure l a. l)(t"'-':ll\'8 View of a sullioiunt nrtion c l r or anllElzllaihlll or numidnying appamtus embodying one form of my invemi-an, showing the yrr-ierred relative arrangement of the supply pipesor conduits for the water and Zluicl under pressure. with theconnections iherelrotw- -n and the Vaporizers or nozzles; Fig. 2 is anenlarge: side (l'ZYQLiOD of one of the vaporizeru' or nozzles. arrangedfor use with eornprcssed air; Fig. 3 is a from ell-ration tint-moi; Fig.4 is a yortieal section on the l u: -4-4, Fig. 3. the general shape-oithe Jul. of vapor lit-in; indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 5 in sideelovu- {lo- 1 illmt atm the modified form oi the water inlet.

member when the nozzle to be used with steam as the actiwrin-aiiurn;Fig. 6 is a longitudinal secti nal View oi the cnznpletd nozzle orvaporizer adopted for use with steam. the shape of ill-c jet oi vaporbeing indicated by dotted lin Fig. 7 5:; a detail showing in section ashield prehra'bly attached to the vaporizer when using i swim, for apurpose .0 he deer-rihod.

In .tho presvnt embodiment of my invention I have shown the nozzlesmounted in shell manner that. the

; jets of \ap -r will be expelled in a substantially hurt zonmldu'uo-ion. as I find that highly satisfactory results are Lllfl'cb)attained in practice, but the nozz s may be set at angles if desired.

Referring to Fig. 1 the water is obtained from a main supply pip, or mnluit. W provided at desired inver- Yuls with aouplings having upright,nipples 'u." oarh nipple lu-ing (-uuippwl as herein shown. with a rake uof any suitable conru'uclioma length of preferably rubber or otherllqniilo tubing w conneeting each nipple \viLh the water inlet member ofone of the noz- Z-llS or van im-re indium d in Fig. 1 at V. Th normalwater v1-l n. Yhtnipples is indicated at W L, the tops oi the uipph s inpractice being well above the irate-r .lUVn'l, and Such level may bemaintained in the system in any Well known may. as by a. tank andlloai.Y live. to regulate the inflow o water to the tank, iron.- which leadsth supply ('onduit or pipe W the nipples beingiong enough to prevent thoformaiinn of air pg'fiktlfi in thisupply conduit. and also procrntingany danger oi overflow should the 6011- new ii n l t-[178811 the nippland the adjucent-vuyxwrizer lJOlInl'llU diec-onnoot d. As snvh moons ofnguhtion 4 I 862,9 is

means in supply \vnier undgr normal utmuspheriu prrssnrc to Um \vaterinllri mombers oi the .Q\'L|'Zl] \iipuiiliilfi.

ii. In lmmidiiyihg nppuratus, a scrim of Vaporizers huh] under prvssnrin the said tangonliui iuiets. and

w th u mnzouvlal inlet, and means to supply finid under 15 jiflt'SSUi'L' in said inlet, and with a watt-r inlet member comuirhhaving a closed chamber pmridml with an outlet and with :1 tangentialinlet. and a watvr inlet m -xnher commuuivutin; axiaily with thechum-her, menus to supply 3iu i-l lInh-r prvsqere Iu lite Kiiidtangential inivls, an up- 'l'igiil nipplv ("mum-led with the water inletmember nf rad! vupmizl-r. and means to supply water at nurmalatrmnmri'i; prussure in the several nipples. the wat'er bning mu nmim-dat u consmm hui in the nipping.

H. in :2 hmnidlLving ammrntus a serieq of vapurizerb,

mvi; having I closed hamher provided with nu uutlet and muniwutingaxially with the uhumhur frnni below, and a water supply pipecommunicating with the d water in has. the water in the mpply pipesbeing maintained a ALBERT W. THOEIPSOPZ. Witnesses:

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